The Evolution of an Aircraft Carrier

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Aircraft Carriers completely changed the landscape of war with the ability to launch attacks much closer to enemy territory and retrieve the aircraft without sacrificing the expensive machines. But these behemoths of the sea were not always the dominating war machines we know of today. Check out our epic new video to learn about how aircraft carriers have evolved to become a staple in every major military's arsenal.
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How would the 2022 US Economy Compare and react compared to that of WW2 Economy in the event of a global war compared to that of China and Russia?

[@HillbillyWhisperer63]

I served on both the Eisenhower and Nimitz. Incredible ships

[@wyattbrown9079]

That’s awesome! Thank you for your service!

[@MarcosEspinoza0810]

Amazing,thank you for your service

[@Hexigonic]

How loud was it from under the flight deck (assuming you weren’t serving on deck) and if you were how loud was it there?

[@HillbillyWhisperer63]

@@Hexigonic Incredibly loud. my bunk was under the number 3 arresting wire, so you learn to sleep with planes " crashing' over your head

[@skars6644]

Thank you for your service!

[@draygoes]

Wow, the extra effort on the graphics over time has been noticed. Fantastic job! Whoever you are, or whoever you people are!

[@rayoflight62]

Yes. They no longer use the same templates, but they now tailor the animations to match the story arc. A tenfold improvement I would say...

[@RealNeutronStar]

In the future, helicarriers will replace aircraft carriers. This is the development, we are moving towards. It will probably happen!

[@-p2349]

@@RealNeutronStar helicopters are already launched from aircraft carriers

[@sayhallo3769]

@@-p2349 He means the actual carrier flys

[@basher1904.5]

@@sayhallo3769 yeah, it will probably be in like 2400 or something.

[@chrisg2282]

I served on an Aircraft Carrier. They are a thing of beauty,awe,and power.

[@rygy729]

Thank you for your service, sir.

[@Adriansdr07]

Look at his profile picture! He was not lying!!!

[@chrisg2282]

@@rygy729 You are very much welcome. It was an honor to serve my country 💯

[@aerinnn.]

What carrier may I ask?

[@chrisg2282]

CV-63

[@arandomcryingfrog9647]

Fun fact: the IJN Akagi was laid down as a battlecruiser, but the japanese changed because of washington naval treaty. after that it has been scuttled because of it's heavy damage on the battle of midway.

[@thunderspark1536]

Rest in peace akagi, you were the best yandere

[@aerinnn.]

IJN Kaga too

[@disbeme3175]

but the Akagi couldn't hold as many carriers as the standard American ones did and AA capability was limited allowing the dive bombers to do significant damage.

[@aerinnn.]

@@disbeme3175 couldn't hold as many what?

[@eddieschwab864]

@@disbeme3175 well if it was a cruiser originally they should not have had to convert except out of military necessity because the Washington Naval Treaty only placed limits on battleships with their massive thick armor belt, and not on Cruisers. And back then the still nascent aircraft carrier, as well as submarines all fit in the cruiser class primarily based on their displaced tonnage size.

[@fubukibuki--dai-35-gokuchi45]

The brother of my great grandfather was a Nakajima pilot on the aircraft carrier IJN Akagi. He took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and also survived the battle of midway

[@Error_404-F.cks_Not_Found]

Lucky man to make it that far. Midway was brutal. Fascinating family history. Thank goodness it's all in the past.

[@ENikolaev]

I’m sorry to hear your family was full of Nazi’s and fascists. I wouldn’t be spreading that info, would hate for your employer to see your family history!

[@sleepyjoe4529]

he should be punished for war crimes against humanity

[@chattaboxxx2332]

Fascinating but the a relative being involved in pearl harbour is NOT something to be proud of.

[@walterblack7233]

Baga!

[@islandmaster5064]

Aircraft carriers existed during the American Civil War. Hot air balloons were launched and returned to ships to keep a lookout on the Confederacy Coast with some even venturing in land before returning. The frist heavy aircraft carriers (that carried planes appeared later) Edited 8/2/221849 the Austrian Navy ship SMS Vulcano was the frist to use balloons from the ship for military bombing in the first offensive use of air power in naval aviation. However these balloons were unmanned and were recorded to have also dropped their payloads back onto Austrian lines. American unionists did use manned balloons for warfare

[@bejaminmaston1347]

that isn't a aircraft carrier, thats a hot air balloon on a ship

[@islandmaster5064]

@@bejaminmaston1347 Aircraft carriers are warships that evolved from balloon-carrying wooden vessels into nuclear-powered vessels carrying scores of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Since their introduction they have allowed naval forces to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. Balloon carriers were the first ships to deploy manned aircraft, used during the 19th and early 20th century, mainly for observation purposes. The advent of fixed-wing aircraft in 1903 was followed in 1910 by the first flight from the deck of a US Navy cruiser. Seaplanes and seaplane tender support ships, such as HMS Engadine, followed. The development of flat top vessels produced the first large fleet ships. This evolution was well underway by the early to mid-1920s, resulting in the commissioning of ships such as Hōshō (1922), HMS Hermes (1924),[1] Béarn (1927), and the Lexington-class aircraft carriers (1927).

[@coolbuffdad]

@@islandmaster5064 ackshually.....

[@islandmaster5064]

@@coolbuffdad yes?

[@danielcurtis1434]

I feel while an interesting anecdote, I don’t see ballon launching as “aircraft”. This is like people who believe that the Gatling gun was “the first machine gun”. No the Gatling wasn’t and balloons aren’t!!! As I said I understand why you bring it up. However it is in a different related category that invalidated it.

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[@zollowthing]

I really like the cartoony art style with making a modern destroyer ship cartoon for a 1907 ship :)

[@brockunruh6283]

AEGIS defenses, along with patriot and THAAD, (designed to intercept ICBM re-entry vehicles at various ranges) can hypothetically target and defeat hypersonic missles (which are slower then re-entry vehicles.) They travel in mostly straight trajectories and their mobility is limited due to speed. Close in engagement systems like the Phalanx deal with massed carriers threats. Not to say it's indestructible, but it doesn't sail by itself. It has a whole fleet of capable ships that coordinate together to protect the carrier

[@bathhatingcat8626]

Wow an intelligent comment on this issue. An indirect point is that the people claiming carriers are dead (chinese) are scrambling to build them. That’s like saying the ocean is gonna rise 2 meters in ten years but buying a beach house

[@zacharyvinson6916]

Very proud to be apart of one. ABH is the best rate in the Navy!

[@udpbooter]

Air superiority is basically a win with no chance of a come back

[@raging_taco1444]

Yes W without a chance

[@donm5354]

10:52 If only the Time Traveling 1980s USS NIMITZ had only not recalled its planes and gone ahead to sink all 6 of Japan's largest heavy aircraft carriers .... the world would be an entirely different place. 😆

[@derekfordyce9]

Was there some sort of Countdown to recall them... With some sort of Finality?

[@rivercrimea4849]

Great movie! Tons of fun, and that's coming from a sailor

[@thomasaltizer1949]

At that point, the "war" in the pacific is over. When the strike force returns home and tells the tale of what happened, I think they would put all of there offensive actions on hold.

[@boas7742]

My great great grandfather Arthur Channing served in the Royal Navy on 3 ships HMS Magicienne a cruiser during the boers war he was on it from 1899-1900 and then HMS Hibernia from 1906-1917 and then HMS Warspite from 1917-1926 his son then served on hms intrepid a destroyer from 1936- 42 and then HMS illustrious from 42-50

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

The first true aircraft carrier was the HMS Argus, built on the hull of an uncompleted liner named the SS Campanga. The first American carrier was a converted collier named the USS Jupiter and renamed the USS Langley.

[@koolbroz7223]

the Argus was not the first aircraft carrier designed. it was converted to an aircraft carrier partway through construction. The Langley is still the first aircraft carrier with the uss Lexington was the first carrier designed as a carrier.

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

@@koolbroz7223 The Argus, if I'm not mistaken, was built on the hull of s Chilean battleship named the Almirante Cochrane, after Thomas Cochrane, the father of the Chilean Navy.

[@GaryJones69420]

@@blaircolquhoun7780 no thats the Hermes

[@GaryJones69420]

@@koolbroz7223 Langley was NOT the first Aircraft Carrier and Lexington certainly was not designed as an Aircraft Carrier, it was designed as a BattleCruiser. HMS Argus was the first full-length flat deck. IJN Houshou was the first purpose built to be commissioned HMS Hermes was the first purpose built to be laid down and first with an offset control tower.

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

@@GaryJones69420 Thank you.

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[@SennaAugustus]

Notable omissions from the video include HMS Ark Royal (later named HMS Pegasus), generally considered to be the first true aircraft carrier; HMS Furious, the first to launch and land wheeled aircraft (carrier with largest armaments, an 18-inch gun); Hōshō, the first purpose-built carrier; HMS Hermes, the first with off-set superstructure and hurricane bow (built first but launched after Hōshō due to learnings from existing carriers); and HMS Warspite, honorary aircraft carrier for being the first to sink a U-boat with a ship-launched plane.

[@gouthamkrishna8156]

Recently I have been to Ernakulam. There I saw INS Vikrant docked in Cochin shipyard. It looked magnificent. Its going to be commissioned into the Indian Navy next month. Indian Navy is in the process of purchasing of aircraft for its air fleet. Rafale-M and FA-18 super hornets are the contenders. Most probably super hornets are going to be selected.

[@AKH464]

*DRUMROLL* . . . . . . NOONE CARES!!

[@tinyyoutuber.2091]

Hahaha. 😂 Even world's most modern carrier, the Ford can't defend against Chinese hypersonic missile, while INS vikrant is smaller than a U.S. amphibious assault ships. 😂

[@riderchallenge4250]

@@tinyyoutuber.2091 chinese cardboard missiles lol

[@blackraven8841]

@@tinyyoutuber.2091 all it takes is a US laser to beam it outta the air. Why focus on missiles when lazers and railguns are around the corner?

[@Hrlpyslrpy]

@@AKH464 this is the reason your father left

[@JessicaBulmer]

Thank you for your service😊

[@killerqueenbiteszadusto1771]

My favorite piece of military equipment, all because of world of warships, don’t really play it nowadays but it’s in my heart

[@roxwaynedunkley8566]

Thank goodness for them

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Yeah! ESET is from Slovakia ;-)

[@rayoflight62]

And yes, we need the continuation of "100 Days - The Fallout" story. Please...

[@MCorpReview]

Total greatness. Remember playing axis and Allie’s . Carriers are the real deal . Destroyers much cheaper

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I have used USET for nearly a decade, and it has given 100% satisfaction. No viruses. No trojans. No malware.

[@DudeStone]

A carrier is essentially a Brigade/ Regiment to Division going on Corps of weaponry, skills, and service men & women to defend our country and its interests over our beautiful world, God Bless!!!

[@AKH464]

Defend? not really, militaries across the globe, especially the US military are causing alot of damage to innocent people, these weapons are images of freedom to you but horror to many, an astronomical amount of people lose their lives in wars they don't wanna take part in, if anything, every development in this field should be condemned rather than enjoyed, if our country's interests are in harming others than we seriously need to revise our policies.

[@tottemmc3508]

12:37, on modern carriers, there are np "radio operators", the stairing of the aircraft is helped by three lights on side of the carrier.

[@cjcooljosh7814]

This video is good actually like it

[@shanewininger]

I served on the Carl Vinson!

[@monsieurcharcutier4490]

We NEED the continuation of the end of civilization video. Part 2 please

[@piyushrai2043]

My grandpa was in luftwaffe he had destroyed 7 russian aircrafts during ww2 in the battle of stalingrad (23rd August 1942-2nd febuary 1943) RIP Grandpa 😭

[@MechaStriker]

My fav ship is aircraft carriers

[@kirillstarkov1098]

Me too airplanes and boats are the perfect combo and they are a show of power and strength truly notable

[@bertalanseres1970]

18:35 Man :that's not safe

[@AdmiringOceanSunset-sy7ys]

Evolution outrite is my favourite subject!!! Roa Aotearoa nui.

[@kweengeekoh1172]

My great-granduncle served on the USS Langley and my grandfather served on IJN Shinano on its sinking journey

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Yay, another upload!

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Dude, your good, thank you.

[@bignelly007]

God bless you!

[@JRGProjects]

The USS Enterprise Aircraft carrier also was the inspiration for one of the greatest pop culture creations of all time. Star Trek. The Big E is also getting a Ford Class upgrade. CVN-80.

[@Cynsham]

Big E was the most decorated Navy warship in all of WWII

[@rygy729]

great work yet again!!

[@capertuyplaysgd]

Very nice!

[@nderitumuriuki7945]

Amazing video!

[@ghostrecon9518]

Dont know if I'm wrong or not but the USAF operates over 3000 aircraft in its airforce ,larger than any other country, I think they have the largest airforce in the world

[@CardThrone]

US Air Force 5300 US Navy 3700 US Navy also operates more aircraft than any other country

[@ghostrecon9518]

@@CardThrone where I know the us doesn't have the most numbers is in terms of ground force

[@jussi_memes]

I love the content!

[@NavyHelicopterGuy]

i see helicopter = i like video.

[@RadekSuski]

Thanks for the SI units

[@thedungeondelver]

The largest Air Force in the world is the USAF. The 3rd largest Air Force in the world is the United States Navy air arm. Fascinating when you think about it.

[@noahsawesomevids422]

Awesome 😎

[@fifaasl2729]

As Elon Musk said: AI is way more dangerous than Nukes!

[@JamesHD-lx5dr]

Please make a video about the process behind your videos.

[@BOBCAT4224]

The argument nobody ever seems to talk about when it come to "are carriers obsolete and did america fail to see the shift" is if carriers are obsolete and there was this big shift then why is China pooling all of its man power and resources to build their own and catch up technologically to their U.S counterparts.

[@superslicer3337]

Yippy I like this video

[@Ohiovergil]

Is it just me or does the art of the island in modern super carriers in these videos looks like squidwards house

[@kaisergrasshopper6872]

We need part two of I survived a nuclear war

[@Unmatchedpowerofthesun]

I’m making an aircraft carrier in a game, so I like it

[@nil981]

And now, aircraft carriers are becoming increasingly obsolete.

[@Youraveragegamer_97]

maybe the Russians or the Chinese

[@seancarroll9849]

Not so much. Remember the old adage of 'using the right tool for the job'? At sea, nothing really beats what the aircraft carrier is capable of. However, like all valuable assets, you will want to protect it. No carrier group goes without a hefty ASW and AA screen. I've heard comments like yours concerning tanks and so on. The tool just needs to be used properly.

[@CardThrone]

if carriers are obsolete then why did china just finish building one?

[@Skaz1hiphop]

Would it be possible to see a video about how a war between China and Taiwan would affect the world and the world economy. Also would the USA get involved??

[@MikeTaylorHere]

Technically, the first "aircraft carrier" was the Lon Springstead in 1908. During the early 1900's Alexander Graham Bell (yes the telephone guy) teamed up with aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss in Hammondsport, NY to test their Red Wing aircraft. They did this on a mostly frozen Keuka Lake and used the Lon Springstead to transport the plane to the best section of ice. There's actually pictures of the event. So while the plane didn't take off or land from it, this was the fist time a plane had ever been transported via water.

[@Creeperplays28]

Hello, seems you made a mistake at 20:59. As you can see you guys made a typo instead of rectors reactors.

[@mage3690]

And then there was those three aircraft carriers that didn't have a runway, they just slapped a clothesline off the side of it, bolted a clothes hanger on the aircraft, and flew planes on and off of it. Edit: the Brodie landing system, for anyone who wants to look it up.

[@dewdecsysabz5323]

I always have a good day when I hear that voice

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Lets go 156th comment I subbed and love ur vids

[@Eunos_FD3S]

We managed to fit horses into engines?! how cruel!!!

[@toverirauhala6137]

very original idea. never seen anyone else doing the same type of video before (not what you think) like cmon atleast give credit

[@dylandepetro4187]

A counter point to what you said about us losing a carrier being a major blow… three words. US Industrial Complex. That is all. Have a nice day. 😎

[@gabrielferreiraalves2323]

The Wright brothers didn't invent the airplane, they invented a fancy glider, Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos Dumont did.

[@eyesoreye]

Today is november 11 nice

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[@bozox22]

That's not how torpedos work.

[@mrbushi1062]

I thought the Japanese Hosho was the first actually launched Aircraft carrier? Also Fun Fact the Aircraft carrier Kaga was actually supposed to be a large Battleship Tosa Class :)

[@Just-water778]

The USAs speed boat is the USS Enterprise

[@codyely6528]

Its E-lee (Ely) not Eli by the way but thanks for giving Eugene some credit either way.

[@thomasbriscojr.3765]

I am looking for your suggestion button on your website and I can't find it anywhere.

[@Absolut531kmh]

The new type 003 carrier uses EMALS.

[@-p2349]

It uses desal though the ford class uses two advanced nuclear reactors to provide the electricity it would shorten chinas range significantly

[@wyattterrell2796]

Murica sittin on 20 waiting for the rest of the world to catch up

[@fard_lintu]

legends say infocraphics will reply to this

[@rayoflight62]

The future of aircraft carriers stand on coordinated defence from dispersed assets...

[@Provision600]

"Carrier killer from China with love"

[@desmond89]

🤣

[@carlmichaelx]

Simply put... Can the aircraft carrier stop 1,200 missiles? If not, then it's no longer cost effective.

[@ChristopherB.]

Hmm. yeah. Same could be said about any ship. Can an Arleigh Burke destroyer stop 1,200 missiles? Probably not. Yet the navy has funded the construction of more of them, because the current doctrine requires them. Can the Freedom-class Litoral combat ship stop 1,200 missiles? probably not. 1,200 missiles is an insane number that no ship could stop in a short period of time. Something is also to be said about the time period. In just 3 hours? no. In several weeks? probably. Over the course of months? Absolutely.

[@CardThrone]

how are all those missiles gunna hit while the ship is moving through the middle of the ocean quickly? these things aren't easy to track

[@Stewpot-p5l]

@@carlmichaelx no vessel is safe because no metal or alloy is strong enough to protect them from weaponry! Even a twin hulled super oil tanker couldn’t stop a torpedo from ripping through it

[@warhero_8261]

The future are with Nuclear Submarines not Aircraft Carriers, a single well placed hidden submarine can sink Aircraft Carriers and even an entire fleet of Destroyers without even knowing what hit them.

[@derekfordyce9]

Submarines can't project air power, which is the purpose of a carrier.

[@jb76489]

Since you can see the future and all, can I get some lotto numbers?

[@warhero_8261]

@@derekfordyce9 Yes exactly they are good for a show of force but in actual combat scenario against a capable adversary with long range cruise missiles they have become pretty much obslete a single missile hitting your carrier and it's 30-40 billion dollars down the drain if you even count the cost of aircrafts upon it plus Aircraft Carriers are hard to hide and do not come in stealth configuration in case of any major conflict in the past century every navy tries to hide it's carriers cuz they know the risk of enemy going specifically after carriers is extremely high and is a huge loss both to moral and thousands of lives, that's why Nuclear Subs are more practical in a modern naval wars .

[@warhero_8261]

@@jb76489 try 6969696969

[@derekfordyce9]

@@warhero_8261 soooo, what's your solution for projecting air power, a necessary objective for almost all conflicts?

[@TylerAForti]

Just a question, why was Taiwan highlighted as China?

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@1jimcore1]

Dang I really Love the way you make all of the war makers sound like babbling buffoons. And despite that I feel like a much more informed person regarding history thank you so much

[@southernsmoke8391]

If 2D cartoons make you feel “more informed” you were never informed. Watch a documentary. Pick up a book. “Babbling buffoons”? Maybe the info was beyond your level of comprehension.

[@DJyoungMANHATTAN]

All this firepower you'd think we're readying to defend the planet from invasion.

[@miguelarturog]

USA was the most amazing developing anti air weapondry because they saw the threat before others, not that they put it in the offensive first nor they where the best on it, please give the credit to who ever deserves...

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

Really strange they can't vary the force from steam catapults. Seems like it would be easy to adjust the rate they released steam to build up pressure.

[@kieronparr3403]

Yeah I thought that. We could adjust steam boilers for 100s of years. Why not now?

[@PancakeBoi]

@@kieronparr3403 nuclear is more effective, as both a power and a fuel source. Steam requires diesel engines, which means oil is required which makes operation time for a Aircraft carrier limited. Nuclear can power an aircraft carrier for 25 years without a need to change the fuel. Not having to rely on that limitation is why America wants to use nuclear.

[@cosmic_ligma669]

anyone else hear the Pedialyte commercial and think that the guy on this is him too??? 😂

[@bobthegoat7090]

I have a hard time seeing how aircraft carriers can defend against hypersonic missiles if a war broke out tomorrow. They need those laser defense systems ASAP.

[@trey1531]

You have to find the boat to shoot a missile and the ocean is very big.

[@bobthegoat7090]

@@trey1531 It might be relatively easy when you are on patrol, but I doubt so in an engaged conflict. Especially in the South China Sea, where the conflict would likely take place.

[@CardThrone]

hypersonic missiles are overhyped, ships are incredibly hard to track and even if you do hit the carrier, it can withstand multiple hits

[@PK-kr5bk]

The interesting point to make is that a carrier can withstand way more damage than any other ship. Look up uss america, you would then understand how any missile would be a waste of money, unless it’s a nuke.

[@PK-kr5bk]

No Essex class carrier was sunk. The Franklin took horrendous damage yet survived. Enterprise had a nasty fire but still came back. Forestall was even worse. The america took over 10 days of live fire exercise before demo teams had to go in and blow open the seacocks and she didn’t have personnel to try to save her. The US knows how to build great ships, but we also get trained in firefighting, every person must go through firefighting school. You don’t have to know how to swim but you better know how to man a hose!

[@thatonerobloxiandude]

0:47 no offense to Eugene but his name threw me off guard.

[@nandoreusde1002]

Hello there

[@taxibaanyoutube9156]

I see a big furture for Mobile Navy Port War Ships. Something I want to build when I become Prime minister of the Netherlands.

[@GigaChadlovesandcares]

Put the raid on Medway to shame!

[@ShaunLinde7952]

1912=TITANIC 😮😮😮😮😮

[@Tally-MMall]

Ww1 & cold war games: WHO CAN MAKE THE BETTER PLANE, TANK AND SHIP BEST WINS!

[@Sofwai_1]

Ah yes, *I love history*

[@dirkellis9212]

Carriers can carry more than 90 aircraft I've counted them having deployed on the Lincoln and the stennis

[@lovenlife6969]

Are the planes from aircraft carriers and the people that fly them are they Navy or are they Air Force?

[@basedbro2578]

Yes

[@derekfordyce9]

Navy.

[@lovenlife6969]

@@derekfordyce9 thank you.

[@WZCLON3]

the guy who made the airplane is prob looking down at us right now and shaming us in the hevens.

[@TonybussinesEnglish]

I don't like that when highlighting China Taiwan was also highlighted in red - they aren't China based on their government and they are a democracy - we must be sure that people know that.

Turks with swords and rocket-propelled areal torpedoes. Bravo, Infographics Show!